Michelle Major’s USA Today, best-selling romance is all about new beginnings, second chances, and always a Happily Ever After. Just the thing for Christmas relief and her latest festive book, The Christmas Cabin delivers on all fronts.

Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and on Binge Reading this week, Michelle talks about the appeal of Christmas stories -she's written lots of them - and why Second Chance Romance is one of her favorite things to write.

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Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series – books; https://juliaquinn.com/series/bridgertons/

Bridgerton TV show:  https://www.tvguide.com/news/bridgerton-season-3-release-date-cast-trailers-news-everything-to-know/

Shonda Rhimes: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722274/

Lisa Kleypas: https://lisakleypas.com/

Jill Shalvis: The Sweetheart List, https://www.jillshalvis.com/the-sweetheart-list

Readers Take Denver: https://www.readerstakedenver.com/

Lori Foster Reader Author Get Together: https://readerauthorgettogether.com/

Where to find Michelle online

Website: Michellemajor.com

Facebook: @Michellemajorauthor

Instagram @Michellemajorbooks.

Introducing romance author Michelle Major

Romance author Michelle Major - feel good books for Christmas

Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Michelle. Hello there Michelle, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.

Michelle Major: I'm so excited to be here. Thank you.

Jenny Wheeler: The Christmas Cabin is your newest release. and it's also part of the very successful Carolina Girls series.When I looked at the series, I discovered that this is actually the third Christmas book you've done in that series, so obviously your readers love them. What do you think it is that attracts readers to Christmas stories?

Michelle Major: As a reader myself and a writer I think Christmas stories are so special because it's a time of year when we look back at our memories whether we have those rose-colored glasses on and everybody thinks about the perfect, Christmas around the fire though unfortunately, it's not always the reality in the world at large or in a family.

And so, I think escaping into a Christmas book where you can just sink into all of those traditions and sweetness is really special at this time of year.

Jenny Wheeler: Now the couple in your story, Laura and Ben, were married briefly as youngsters and for quite understandable reasons it didn't last very long. They're now meeting up again quite some time later in their old home territory. I guess you would describe this as a Second Chance Romance, wouldn't you?

Michelle Major: I would. And Second Chance Romance is one of my favorites to write, so I loved it.

The appeal of Second Chance Romance

Jenny Wheeler: Why is that? Why is Second Chance Romance so attractive?

Michelle Major: My writing process often starts with character development and the emotions between the two main characters, You know, in movies, I love Love at First Sight shows, and I love those moments of being hit by something. But I think writing Second Chance, it's just so juicy because they have a history and often it hasn't ended well. You can jump in the deep end on the emotional tension.